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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
Few Know What They Drink.

at is fact" said a somewhat famous
mixer of fancy drinks last evening, "that there
nre very few good judges Of liquor. IL is
very old chestnut to set out whisky when
brandy is called for, and not one in ten can
tell the difference. ] have often been told by
a customer that he had never tasted finer
brandy when he was drinking a very ordi-
nary whisky There are few people who can
distinguish between high and low priced
wines. remember nearly splitting my sides
once laughing at man who was ordering
champagne. He was drinking Werner's
American extra dry, and told his friend how
he once drankit with N. Werner in Paris.
He thought it was tho highest priced French
wine until be found out that it was costing
him only dollar bottle. Then be wilted.
gEven manufacturers are sold. Once at
convention Of the beer brewers of the coun-
try heard a brewer boast that be could
name any kind of beer with his eyes blinded.
We tried him, and when the handkerchief
was over his eyes we gave him nine sips out
of the same glass and heard him name nine
different brands; That was very good sport.
AS matter of fact, this telling liquors by
the taste is very delicate business. BY mod
ern processes tistillers can age liquors so as
TO fool even the Old timers. The worst case l
ever struck was fisherman who rowed me
down the river last summer. offered him q
syig out OF bottle containing very fine
whisky. He returned it, saying it was poor
stuff. handed him bottle containing some
rot gut used to clean my gun He took
long pull, and said it was as good liquor as he
ever asted.-Buffalo Courier.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
How @. w. Gable Commenced.

"What kind Of work did do on The Plea.
yunei That's question, and there is where
the trouble camo in. There was no such thing
as division of labor I'm those days, and eacli
man had to do anything and everything that
might turn up l had stipulated at first not
10 do certain kind OF reporting. and this
didn't please the old man very well. IL was
one of his rules that each man should do
whatever was required of him, and became
rather in tho way. Then wanted TO DO al
ways writing, and they wanted me 10 be
always reporting. This didn't work well, and
so when the summer came on, and they began
to reduce expenses, it was intimated that my
resignation would he accepted. vowed that
would never have anything TO do with o
newspaper again, and / went back 10 book.
keeping: | was In a large cotton house, and
/ kept their accounts for a while. until !
finally offered TO take entire charge Of the
counting room at so much salary per year,
and hire what assistance / wanted. This
suited the firm as well as II did me, and be.
gan 10 do more and more literary labor.
Finally employed cashier, and all day
would write at my desk, only being consulted
by him on important matters. was making
beginning then first carried on n weekly
column in The Picayune. but 1t wasn't very
pleasant to work for paper managed by a
board Of directors, and at last quit IT, This
writing Of trines after while grew weari.
some, and resolved 10 put it into stories
But IL was not until six years ago that
abandoned mercantile pursuits entirely for n
purely literary life. driftcd into it In the
most natural way in the world, and wouldn't
abandon IL now for all the fortune that could
be made elsewhere. &c. W. Gable in New
Orleans Picayune.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24

This seems to be a rheumatic year. The in.
teresting but not welcome disease has included
in its fraternal grip men and women without
distinction as 10 ages or social conditions
Stalwart President Cleveland has not been ex-
empted from the list Of sufferers. IL j.
mysterious nalady, and though there are
thousands OF remedies, there appears 20 be nc
cure for the plaguey complaint An Old lady
who assumes 10 know all about its origin inter-
viewed the tomented writer Of this para
graph, who has been two months sufferer
somewhat after this style: "Reumatis is a In
herited disease; you got this from your
father or mother, didn't yerl" Ans: "Eos
that know Of, "rhen you had IT from yer
grandthcrP Ans: II think notD "Then you
certainly got it from yer greatgrnndtherD
Ans: sEo, there was no rheumatism known
In my family history. Perhaps some Of ny
ancestors may have been exposed to the heavy
wet during the deluge." @Look here, arl7
exclaimed the old lady, @Ididn't como here TO
be made fun Of" and cut she bounced.--Bos-
ton Budget
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
Wales as n Scientist.

The London correspondent Uf Science
writes that the Prince of Wales has just been
elected an honorary member probably tho
first British one) of the Linnean society,
which has hitherto been somewhat chary of
bestowing its "parchments sealed with wax" +"
This famous society was founded in l7SS, and
is the owner and custodian of the library,
manuscripts and herbarium of the illustrious
Linneus, who died in 177S. These were or
iginally bought from his family for about
S., 500, by DR.. James Edward Smith, who
founded and was first president Of the Lin
mean society, which has comprised in its roll
all the most distinguished naturalists of the
day, and may be considered to be select club
Of scientists.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
Senator stanford,s Wife.

1t scents Mrs. Stanford will never be great
society woman, although this winter, for the
first time since their sons death, she has
come out of retirement and has also enter
tanned s.No But she can't help having her
superb o,Monds remarked ON and her
gorgeous gems observed. She still wears a
kind OF half mourrIing-the kind which ad-
mitS of lace and diamondS-and she is dig
nified and fine looking woman. Both she and
Senator Stanford have life work in per-
petuating the memory of their son in way
to benefit other peoples sons-and Mrs. Stan
ford says she is too deeply interested in that
to give great deal of time to society. But
Washington is such fascinating kind of
place that she will be just like everybody else
give great deal more time to it and go
out vastly more than she expects. York
Mail and Express.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
A Lady Railroad stenographer Talks.

4 Lady Railroad Stenographer Talks.
l have often thought that the humdrum life
of stenographer had tendency to break
down and eventually drive out altogether the
imaginative and poetical in ones nature and
make life practical in all its details. The
murmuringS of poesy on moonlight violets,
memories and hope, crate harshly against the
whisperings of the chief clerk on subject of
drain tile and the tariff rate on wheat in car
loads with the result of giving the poem
dry flavor, savoring of owners risk with a
rebate. Leisure hours cannot be devoted to
poetry, because thought must be concentrated
upon rate quotations, billing directions, I'M
stamped tickets, while ones dreams are filled
not with the beautiful, but with mocking
ghosts of rates, tariffs and waybills.
Inspiration may come at times, but so GER
tainly will also come the rate clerk with the
request to make hektograph copy of a lot of
per cent sheets, dreadful things with strings
of figures. not nice, even figures, but with
lots of fractions TO them which must not be
mixed up with the various other per cents.
Most of my working hours are spent in a rail
road office, and have almost given up my
poetical dreams to look after shipments of
water pipes, stove castings, potatoes, butter,
furniture, hams hides, stoves, oil cakes,
lumber, beer, eggs live stock, patent medi-
cine c-Globe-Democrat.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24

HANDSOME MRS. KATE CHASE.
Pen Picture of the Lady who Ruled
Washington Society Fifteen Years Ago.

Some days ago an afternoon reception was
given by the wife and daughters of Mr.. A. b.
Mullett, formerly supervising architect OF
the treasury. Among the ladies receiving
with the hostess was Mrs. Kate Chase, as she
now calls herself-the once famous and al
ways beautiful Kitty Chase. 1t was the first
time she had appeared at any social gathering
in Washington for many years, and this
woman, who fifteen years ago ruled Wash
ington society as it never was ruled before
Or since, was not personally known TO one
fourth Of the guests present. Beside her stood
heg daughter Ethel-a slim, indefinite kind OF
girl, possibly to be pretty. but never to be
rs handsome as her mother.
As for Mrs. Kate Chase, her beauty is OF
that noble sort that age cannot wither nor
custom stale. Besides, she is woman who
has passed through great storms without let
ting them agitate her unduly. She IS nov
nearly 45 years old, but she looks ten years
younger. She has lost the first brilliancy OF
her youthful complexion, but she can't help
being superb and distinguished. In the day
Of her power she was intensely feared and adj
mired, but never inspired or seemed to try
to inspire affection, so that the animosity
she awakened on the part of those who saw
her for the first time in many years assisting
at party was Of a critical kind. No doubt
this suited her quite as well, because pity Is
something she always disdained.
She is no longer rich, and inherits Chief
Justice Chases financial liabilities in marked
degree The sum of what she has now is the
small competence left by her father, who
lived and died poor man. Whatever claim
she has upon Canonchet is worth nothing
now, and this woman who could order twenty
two gowns with all accessories from Paris
not many years ago, and repeat the order
whenever she felt like it, appeared the other
day in the simplest kind of black costume.
But it was nevertheless elegant and appro-
priate because it couldn't be anything else
with Kitty Chase as its wearer. She always
had perfect genius for clothes, and her
striking beauty gained effect from the style
in which she dressed. Washington Letter.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
A Young Indians Self Torture.

MuzZah, promising young Sioux Indian,
who is ore of Buffalo Bills attractions, re-
ceived word the other morning of the death
OF his brother at Pine Ridge agency, Dakota,
and he began to mourn his loss in true Indian
fashion he first uttered q prolonged series
of yells, shrieks and groens that brought all
the police in the neighborhood TO the garden
and aroused all the inmates of that extensive
structure who were taking morning sleep.
They all knew what the matter was and only
the uninitiated in Indian customs gathered
around him to watch the proceedings. AS the
fervor of his grief increased he drew his long
bowie knife from its sheath and began slash
ing his barred breast, arms and legs with it.
While the blood from half dozen wounds
was coursing down his body and forming red
pools at his feet, he sat down and with tho
same bloody weapon began whiting out
wooden pins about the thickness and length
of lead pencil, which he sharpened to
point. During the time that it took him to
manufacture half dozen Of these he kept
up the loud, dismal bowling, expanding in
volume as the pain increased and the pools of
blood grew larger.
When the skewers were ready he caught
the fieshy part of one leg between the thumb
end the fingers of the left hand and drove the
wooden pin into the flesh until the pin pro-
truded. He did the samo to each limb, and
also drove pin through either check. These
ne allowed TO remain for two hours, during
which time none dared to speak to him or at
tempt to interfere. Among the Indians it is
on pain of instant death that one Indian
speaks to another who is in mourning" until
after the third day. After the Indian drew
out the pins he rolled himself from head to
foot in his blanket and crawled into one of
the managers, where he lay all day without
food or drink, moaning and groaning and
occasionally breaking out into wild shriekS as
he thought of his loss. The blood stained
wooden pins were exhibited to many visitors
to the garden, and there were many applica-
tions for them to be kept as mementoeS.
New York Tribune
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
Erperimenting with hair Dye.

In sketch of the early tfc Of Thomas
Bailey Aldrich, writer in st. Nicholas says
that when Thomas wis quite young be saw
advertised preparation highly recommended
for making hair grow on bald heads. Iie
bought bottle and applied it literally to an
old hair trunk, whose long residence In tho
attic had left it very littIs hair. The bcy
watched for results long and hopefully; but,
it is added, they were not satisfactory New
Vorlx Gan
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
LOOKING OUT.

Upon the heights Of hope all day
My soul stood looking far away.
Enwrapped in such sufilcing thought,
That even your absence counted naught.
For blue the sea Of distance grew,
And clear the arching atmosphere,
Till I could plainly see you. dear
Serene and joyous eyed and true,
And constant (as Of old knew
In the far away, which now drew near.
Lily Curry in New York Graphic.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
An Endemic of Rheumatism.

The Philadelphia Ledger thinks there is an
epidemic of rheumatism this winter, and says
that @rest for the brain, the body and the
digestion, and diet of hot water and cheer
fulness, is the treatment best warranted to
bring the sufferers right"
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
The Rerears of Rnmn.

It is estimated that the beggars Of Rolte
receive g., ,O00, 600 year in aims and that 900
OF them are worth from $4,000 To $500
each A Roman who can make money by
begging Is not going to work.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24

Stains can be removed from marble by
making mortar of lime and strong lye and
spreading thickly on the discoloration; leave
for several days, then wash off perfectly
clean with scrubbing brush.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
The RELIGIOUS Press.

The Rev. Waldo Messaros, Of Philadelphia,
said from his pulpit the other day: Sew men
read the religious press; it is not vivid
enough; there is too much patchwork. too
much staleness, and there is not the enterprise
Of the secular press.n
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
The Cloud Dispeled.

Alonzo-Dearest Edith, candor compels me,
on the eve of our wedding, to confess that 1
anna
Edith Cin consternation)-Not a married
man!
Alonzo-No; but somnambulist.
Edith-And is that all, deareSt' That
should not separate US. Why, papa was
brought up an old fashioned Methodist and
mamma has always been a close communion
Baptist, and they've got along very well to-
gether-Harpers Bazar
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
Cancer of the Tongue.

Ms wife some three OF four years ago Eea ,.NG- ,,
b-t v-th AN ulcer on the side OF eer Tongue pea1
s,, ,Croat rTne pam was iEcessant, causing !o-a
~ s;eep ana prOdnClng great nervous lrosua''OIl
Nccompanying TINS trouble was rheuihaIlSi!,, .. ~
6od messed from the shoulders and centereu IA ';.~
--,.tt - me hand she almost losing the use OF "
Rsiwsen the suffering OF the two, life had grown sI
hnr,Ie1sope By the use Of hall dozen silai MAJ,
slEed bottles OF Swiit's Speclnc, she vas eu,S SeS
rsIisesd aod restored TO health. Ieis was thIse
vsa-s aco ana there has been no return OF the ui7
ease -. - - ~
sparta Ga, June S, issS ,,-..
treatise on Blood and SKIN Diseases mal!eI l5Se' 5
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. Drawer . A"'I'@' va
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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24
WAN

To buy wild lands in West Virginia.
Give full description and price.
Address. LOCK BOX zoo,
Pittsburg, Pa.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24

Has our = stamp in red ou front Of
Wrapper
=. II. ZEILIN * CO., Philadelphia, Pa.
sorE PRoPRIEroRS. PRICE $lOO.
apr.2q. .eow-2m.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24

Grained wood should be washed with cold
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13
FARM NOTES

PROFESSOR A. BLYTH, Of The
University Of Norway, has made some
observations of the Genealogical re-
lation and the distribution OF plants in
Norway that will be OF interest to
botanists. Nearly all the Genealogical
lines there run more or less in the
shape Of the coast, so that the climates
are ranged in bands, the changes being
observed as n goes from the interior
toward the sea, or rice UerSd. In keep
ing with the same are the variations OF
the fora. The plants may be divided
into groups, wherein the species belong
ing to same group have a somewhat
similar extension, while each of the
groups is confined to special climatolo-
gical conditions, and is found only In
those parts were the conditions cores
ponding with its nature prevail. The
flora is generally monotonous, but there
are certain places dependent partly, per-
haps, on the character of the soil, but
IA much upon exposure to the sun and
protection from the changeableness Of
the coast climate, where a rich vegeta-
ton may be found. The fora is desti-
tute of peculiarly characteristic species,
because 1t has come to the country by
immigration after the glacial peroid,
from other countries which were free
from ice at that time. This immigra.
ton must have taken place during
repeated changes of climate. AFTER
several thousands of years with a severer
climate that favored the immigration
and extension of nothern and eastern
species, other thousands of years
followed with a milder climate. Dur
ing this period fresh immigrants came
from the south and southwest, compell-
Ingt the other flora to retreat. In this
manner the climate must have changed
several time since the glacial age, and
the distribution Of plants must have
changed In accordance Herewith. The
periods Of variation are reflected in the
present flora, and it is the former
which led to the great gaps in the
extension Of coast as well as inland
plants. The sunny AGREES, the slate
districts and the most coast tracts are
asylums where the different loras have
found refuge. In the intermediate
parts they have been dislodged by the
newcomers. But certain species, be-
ing Indifferent to the variations, extern
ded constantly, at the expense of
others, and this Is the reason of the
Norwegian fora being SO monoton-
ous."
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13
Floods washed with ChampaaN

In the early days Of gold-mining In
Australia, when this precious metal
was first discovered, and men were sim
ply "gold mad" three men entered the
city Of Sydney. n. S. w, and put up
at the Royal Hotel. They had made
their s'pile' and were going "to knock
it down." They asked to see the pro
prietor, and arranged with him, for a
price, to have full swing of the hotel,
from the cellars to the roof. The bar
gain being struck, they finished the day
with drinks for an''-in fact, kept
open house. The first thing they dld
the next morning was to open all the
champagne they could lay hands on,
and with bueketfuls of it and mops,
proceeded to wash out the bar and bar
room with this precious liquid. In
those days, champagne of any kind was
at least $40 per bottle. In about three
weeks time those three men started
back to the diggings in search OF more
gold, having in that short time relieved
themselves of a sum a little over s5O,-
600.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

an English glass manufacturer has
added another to the various novelties
lately brought forward in that line of
material. This new class of produc-
lions embraces various ornamental
shapes, and the surface presents a
crumpled appearance, colored withgold,
which is worked into it in the process
Of manufacture. The gold surface is
described as not being after the manner
or appearance of ordinary gliding, it
being, as 1t were a top layer of the
glass, and is brought into combination
with different colored bodies. Some
are worked out in green, and others in
amber glass. The elevation Of the
crumpled shapes admits the light
through, which throws up the tlnge and
adds to the effect.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

PROFESSOR SCRIDNER, OF the De-
partment of Agriculture, Washington,
IN a paper on fungi, says that while
sulphate of copper and lime, applied
separately, had very little if any effect
In preventing mildew in vines, the
combination of the two had entirely
prevented it. A good formula was to
dissolve n pound sulphate of copper
in two gallons of water. Slack two
pounds Of good lime In the same
quantity of water and then mix the
solution, when the mixture should be
thoroughly applied to vins and foliage.
Another method of application is to
dissolved sixteen and a half pounds Of
sulphate in the smallest quantity of
water possible; also to have it, when
Stacked, in the liquid form. Mix these
thoroughly and dry. When dry crush
the powder. The powder a be blown
owe foliage, fruit and vine.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

FIRED WITHOUT CEREMONY
"Oh, Rowena," exclaimed Voltigern
Tape-measure, dropping on his knees
without a struggle, ''your beauty fires
my heath
my daughter" said old Hengist
Wheatcorner, entering the room, 81.
Will divide the contract with you; l
will fire the rest of him." Which he
did.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

A nelClg patented composition for the
removal or erasure Of writing inks or
writing fluids from paper, cloth and all
other substances which writing fluids
and inks may come in contact with,
without injury to the paper or other
substance, consists of the following In
gradients: Four quarts of water, four
unc of citric acid, twelve to sixteen
ounces of strong solution of borax and
three-quarters of a pound of chloride Of
lime. In preparing the composition
two quarts of water which has been
previously boiled and cooled are taken.
Four ounces of citric acid are added,
and after the acid has been dissolved
six TO eight ounces of a strong strained
solution of borax are added, after which
the whole may be put in a bottle OF
suitable receptacle.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

ALLIGAToRs.-This is the way a
boy wrote about them: Alligators are
found in the rivers OF Florida. / never
found any there, because l am a poor
hand at finding things. And IL 1 lost
an alligator 1 wouldn't care whether
| found it again OF not. / would rather
pay him bigger wages and let HIM find
himself and do his own washing. The
alligator's hide is very tough; SO are
the places where ~alligators hide. Boots
are made of this hide, which make me
think of a little story. A darkey, who
had no covering for his feet except an
old pair OF CATERS, went to hunt an
alligator, one day, SC as to get his hide
for to make a new pair, but the
creature swallowed him, CATERS and
all, which was alligator he wanted.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-13

REV. pAyID AsANTI, a native
missionary of the Basic Gold Coast
Mission, Africa, recently visited the
hill country of Booso, where he says
the temperature is cool, rains are fire.
quent and streams numerous. The
country is thinly peopled by a popula-
ton subject to goltre and extremely
dirty. Children and bachelors wear no
clothing, The fetch worship is less
subtle than on the coast, but the poison
ordeal is frequently resorted to. When
a person diesa whole village sometimes
submits to take an infusion of apoison-
Gus bark. Quarrels are settled by
resorting to the same dangerous
arblter. Theftss are discovered by it,
babies who cry much are made to
swallow the infusion to prevent their
growing up wicked, and parents who
loose several children in succession
take 1t in order that the aus OF their
aflliction may be discovered.